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Word: Derive
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘draw a fluid through or into a channel’): from Old French deriver or Latin derivare, from de- ‘down, away’ + rivus ‘brook, stream’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈrʌɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
obtain something from (a specified source)
Short Definition:obtain something from
Examples:- they derived great comfort from this assurance
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